Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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8 September 2010
18:2269356I have posted this on another thread but thought it would be better served here where you can all feel free to fling abuse,make Dracula jokes and generally cheer me up
Dear All
I have been rather poorly and only today was relased from hospital after an extended stay.I won't bore you with the details but I have a serious blood disorder that even though uncurable is treatable by weekly blood letting. A bit barbaric but I have been assured that it can work.However they can't start the treatment for at least another 6 weeks. The result has been that it has attacked my organs,immune system and vital necessary chemicals like magnesium and vitamins etc. hence I collapsed and been on drips and under the critical care unit supervision. But we Poles are made of sterner stuff and so stubborn that any alternative other than fighting it with a gsh is not an option. I am 'stable '(probably for the first time in my life..lol) and glad to be at home.
Tomorrow is the Jersey airshow which I intend to attend accompanied by my daughter come what may.I will attempt to post each day and catch up with the DF gossip.Very many thanks for missing me .I am somewhat humbled.
Til next time..... David Milliband for leader and keep the raving left socialist party flag flying.
Love Marek
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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8 September 2010
18:2769357Ooooh poor you. I hope you feel much better soon and enjoy the Jersey airshow
8 September 2010
18:3869358What! No e-mail in hospital! I told you to go private!
Nice to have you back.
Bob.
Jan Higgins
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8 September 2010
18:5969359I hope all goes well for you Marek, enjoy the airshow.
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Brian Dixon
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8 September 2010
19:1669364ahhh marek me leftie mate wellcome back to the land of the living.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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8 September 2010
20:1769366Nice to see you back in circulation again Marek, and of course I hope all goes well with you, and hopefully not too many sleepless night`s looking in on the forum at 2am in the morning.
Best regards mate.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
8 September 2010
20:2269368Welcome back Marek, hopefully the treatment will do the trick.
In the meantime some advice mate, if an organ fails there are two good remedies to choose from.
1. Buy a piano
2. Use Viagra
As for being on drips, that must be like living in Dover where we are run by experts.
X being the unknown quantity, and spert being a drip under pressure!
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Keep your chin up, we're all rooting for you.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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8 September 2010
20:2569369Haemochromatosis?
PG.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
8 September 2010
20:2869372Welcome home lol
8 September 2010
20:2869373Hey Peter, is that Greek for "get well soon"?
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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8 September 2010
20:4469377Hello Marek. Remain defiant! It's the best remedy! Inform yourself if honey helps, apparently it is a good cure, or at least a help, for many health problems.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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9 September 2010
06:4869435Basically, Haemochromatosis is a disease caused by excess iron in the body.
Iron is needed in the diet to maintain good health, particularly for making red blood cells that carry oxygen around the body. These red blood cells contain large amounts of iron.
Lack of iron can cause anaemia but excessive iron is toxic.
The body has few ways of disposing of unwanted iron, so it builds up in tissues causing damage and disease.
Roger
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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9 September 2010
07:3369446Peter
Haemochromatosis
You are right in your prognosis but the Doctors are awaiting test results on my blood to confirm the above. It is hereditary.The problem wasn't helped by a parasite in my system which I picked up in either India or the Philippines.Southampton tropical disease centre are carrying out a myriad of tests and tomorrow its back again for more blood tests The large number of drugs I take replace the chemicals that are being attacked by the toxic blood.My eyes went a bright yellow which was scary but great for seeing in the dark.....
Bob
As a socialist I don't believe in private health care...
anyway it was £500 per day plus fee's and drugs as my brother offered to pay but I refused and said we can spend the dish dosh on a Christmas bash.
Sid
Thanks for your advice...should I buy an upright or grand piano?
Everyone
Thanks for your best wishes you don't realise how much it means to me.I will hopefully report back on the free airshow
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
9 September 2010
07:4869451Good to see you back Marek and hope you feel better soon
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
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9 September 2010
08:2069454Can I have you as my doctor Peter? If you can diagnose correctly from Marek's original post maybe you could get to the bottom of my ailments.
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9 September 2010
08:2669456Marek,
Presumably with both a piano and Viagra you would be bound to get an upright?
Guest 694- Registered: 22 Mar 2010
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9 September 2010
09:1669458Marek
And I was going to suggest a Grand Piano.... lol.. but Bobs response is far cleaner than I can possibly type..
great to see you back , and give those two lovely girls of yours massive hugs.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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9 September 2010
10:0969468Easy, Jan, I recognise the disorder as my wife also suffers from it. Unpleasant but manageable, it is something you die with rather than die from, as long as it is skilfully managed. It is an iron overload condition caused by being homozygous for one of two mutations of the HFE gene. C282Y is the more common of the two, H63D is the less common. Unfortunately the former is more severe- that is the one Kathryn suffers from and necessitates parting with 600ml of blood every 6 weeks for the rest of her life. While iron studies of the blood can point to heamochromatosis, it can only be confirmed by a DNA test.
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Keith Sansum1
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9 September 2010
14:2569500MAREK
Sorry to hear about your illness
Wishing you all the very best.
Need you posting here not many of us lefties left(well not ones happy to shout about it ) lol
good luck
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Guest 676- Registered: 1 Jul 2008
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9 September 2010
18:5269557Welcome back Mark
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